"Uncle Lu, your marksmanship is simply divine!"
Although it wasn't the first time Liu Feng had seen Lu Mingtang use his marksmanship, he was still incredibly shocked.
Lu Mingtang shook his head slightly, handed the gun to Niu Bi, and pointed to the grove of trees where the startled sparrows had landed. "Mr. Niu, let's go to that grove of trees ahead. You can give it a try."
"good!"
Niu Bi took the gun, and the three of them went to the tree where the bird had been perched.
Bang!
A gunshot rang out, and sparrows took flight. Niu Bi raised his gun and fired repeatedly. The gunfire stopped, but not a single sparrow landed; they all flew away into the distance.
"Uncle Lu, cough cough..."
Niu Bi awkwardly handed the gun to Lu Mingtang, feeling like a complete novice.
“Mr. Niu, I wasn’t as good as you back then. My marksmanship was developed through practice. This method was taught to me by Master Zhao Youshun, and I’ll tell you about it now!”
Lu Mingtang put away his gun and said to Niu Bi in a serious tone, "Believe me, as long as you train according to this method, you will definitely hit the bullseye 80% of the time in three months, and within a year, you will definitely be able to hit the bullseye 100% of the time."
"Of course, I mean a stationary target, not a bird."
Lu Mingtang added another sentence.
In his opinion, Mr. Niu should be someone who is not short of money. Such a person is probably just curious about marksmanship and has only a fleeting enthusiasm.
Since he had accepted the money, he had to take responsibility; this was Lu Mingtang's principle in life.
"My method requires a lot of money and consumes a lot of bullets, so you should be prepared for that."
"Uncle Lu, money is not a problem. What method do you want?"
Niu Bi was also curious about what method could be used to train a novice into a sharpshooter.
"Hmm, this method is a bit old-fashioned, but it's very effective..."
Lu Mingtang imparted this method to Niu Bi without reservation.
Upon hearing Lu Mingtang's method, Niu Bi was secretly amazed. He made an appointment to meet him again the next day and then returned to reality.
...
Shanghai Bund World.
"Oh dear, that shop owner is really unlucky! It burned down completely just a few days after opening; the losses must be considerable..."
"It rained just yesterday, and yet a fire broke out in the middle of the night. That's really strange!"
"Hehe, I heard that the owner of this Big Bull Trading Company is quite tough. He actually refused to pay the protection money that the Money Gang was demanding. He must have some powerful backing!"
"Oh? Is that so? No wonder it was burned..."
"......"
Dozens of people gathered in front of the Da Niu Trading Company, discussing the matter.
Early in the morning, Niu Bi arrived at Da Niu Trading Company carrying a cup of soy milk and a few steamed buns, humming a cheerful tune. Upon seeing the scene before him, he was so shocked that his vision blurred, and the soy milk and buns fell to the ground. "My trading company! What happened?"
At this moment, all that remained of the Da Niu Trading Company was its three blackened door frames, completely burned to ashes.
There was even smoke rising from many parts of the interior, making crackling sounds.
"Boss, you're finally here! The trading company is gone..."
At this moment, the shopkeeper, Nan, whose face was covered in soot and who looked like a beggar, stepped forward and cried with tears streaming down his face. "The fire started at five in the morning and couldn't be put out. Several of my employees have been sent to the hospital, and we only managed to salvage 20% of the goods in the shop."
"Let's just burn the goods, as long as everyone's safe!"
Niu Bi patted Manager Nan on the shoulder, his face frighteningly gloomy.
Do you know how the fire started?
He said this, but his heart was in excruciating pain. Damn it, hundreds of gold bars were gone just like that!
"Reporting to the boss, the fire started in the front hall of the business, but we don't have any source of fire in our business. This is very strange..." Manager Nan felt extremely guilty, feeling that he had not fulfilled his responsibilities to the boss.
"Fire in the front hall?"
Niu Bi frowned. There was no sign of fire in the front hall, which was rather strange.
"Boss, do you remember Qing Li from the Money Gang that day? He was in the crowd just now, and I suspect..." Just then, Tian Qi, whose face was covered in large blisters, emerged from the crowd and whispered to Niu Bi.
Tian Qi was furious at this moment.
A fire disfigured him and nearly burned him to death; he hated the Money Gang to the core.
"Were the Money Gang members just here?"
Niu Bi's gaze turned cold.
He had overheard what the onlookers were saying, and recalling what Qingli had said before leaving that day, it did seem quite plausible.
"Money Gang, if it really was you who did this, I will make you pay for messing with me!" At this moment, Niu Bi was furious. I just want to make some money, but you've cut off my source of income. How can I tolerate this?
However, there is no evidence to prove that money was involved.
Niu Bi decided to start with Qing Li.